Tag Archives: equality

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent survey by different organizations has revealed that it will take between 140 to 300 years to achieve gender equality in the world, while the UN Women-commissioned report recently revealed 200 years. This is based on the current level of efforts towards gender parity …

Campaign will target  men addressing violence against women Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Commonwealth, the organization that brings together independent states most of which are former British colonies and protectorates, has announced a new roadmap to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls …

Kampala Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In commemoration of March as Women’s Month, a time to consciously celebrate the achievements of women while committing to doing more to enable gender equality, Patricia Akankwatsa of The Independent spoke to Hope Ekudu the Chief Operating Officer at dfcu Bank about “Driving inclusion …

How government created an ‘eating’ bonanza COVER STORY | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines earns Shs87 million, the Director Maintenance Shs80 million per month, Chief Financial Officer Shs73 million, and Manager Finance shs58 million. Others are Human Resource Manager and manager Quality Assurance …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to promote justice and combat racism in all its manifestations. “Every day, in our work across the world, we must strive to do our part to promote inclusion, justice and dignity. We must combat …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Serena Williams delivered a stinging rebuke to fellow tennis legend Billie Jean King who said she should focus on tennis and stop behaving like a celebrity and fighting for equality. King — who was no stranger to fighting for equality for women players when she …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The United States Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has tasked government to come up with Concrete actions against the  violence of women in the country. Malac made the remarks at the celebration of the 243rd anniversary of the independence of the United States of America …

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told world legislators that the international community has fallen short of its commitments to ensure dignity and equal rights of men and women. Kadaga said the gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen, with primitive accumulation of …